Auto-Bid

Relax... we will bid for you increasing your chances of winning an auction !

“ Tired of waiting 'till an auction ends for a small chance of having the winning bid ?”

That's alot of unknowns... but, I guess that is why auctions and bidding are so exciting! How's about giving yourself a better chance of actually winning an auction by simply placing your highest possible bid, and let us take care of the rest. No more late nights, early mornings or missed opportunities trying to win an auction - I'm sure you have better things to do with your precious time !

There is nothing simpler then just placing a maximum bid (the maximum price that you are willing to spend to buy the item) in same box as a normal bid - Not only will you have the current winning bid, but we will also automatically place the next winning bid at the next bid increment for you if you are outbid by another bidder. The best thing is that even if you are still outbid by another bidder at the end of the auction, we will place the winning bid for you, as long as it is within your original maximum bid.

And that's it ! You will only pay your winning bid, and the AutoBid service is 100% free to all members.

Reminder :

- You are guaranteed to win the auction as long as the winning bid is less or equal to your maximum bid.

- You will only pay the winning bid, and the amount will always be less or equal to your maximum bid.

- Your maximum bid is private and strictly confidential, so remains hidden from all other members.

- AutoBid is active on all auctions unless the seller disables the option when creating a new listing.

- The AutoBid status is indicated in the status bar below the item's title on the auction page.

- AutoBid is also known or recognized under other names such as Auction Sniping.

- In the case of a reserve, the maximum bid must be equal to, or higher than, the reserve price.

Both the Auction and Buy Now listing options are totally FREE of charge for sellers.

This is valid for all types of sellers (private or business), and for both sale types (Standard or Quantity).

Sellers can now create listings of items for sale either as an auction, buy now, auction and buy now, or first bidder free of charge.

Reminder :

- A Standard sale type is for the sale of one item, where a Quantity sale type is the sale of a quantity of items. Both sale types are valid for auction and/or buy now listings.

- A First Bidder auction is an auction where the first bidder will automatically win the item for sale. The price decreases in time (both amount and time set by the seller) in bid decrements (limited by the set reserve price) from the starting price until won by the first bidder.

The store subscription can be adapted to a Featured Store subscription on the Member's Area » My Store » Store Settings page, and the Advanced Layout feature is found on the Member's Area » My Store » Store Design & Pages page.

Examples of Featured Stores with the Advanced Layout feature activated are found on the Stores Index page.

Sellers can now accept the pick up of the item(s) sold by the buyer at a designated address.

When creating a new listing, and if the seller accepts pick-ups, he or she can choose between two options in Shipping & Payment to accept pick-ups. These options are are Pick-Ups Accepted or Pick-ups Only.

• Pick-Ups Accepted : The buyer may pick up their purchase at the item's location indicated by the seller when listing the item and on the item's description page.

• Pick-Ups Only (no shipping) : The buyer can only pick up their purchase at the item's location indicated by the seller when listing the item and on the item's description page. - all shipping options for this item will and/or global shipping settings will be deactivated (not visible).

These new options can be used by the seller if (for example) as a service to local buyers, if the item is too large, if the item is too expensive or only transportable at the buyer's own risk...etc.

Reminder :

- The buyer must contact the seller before and/or after their purchase if they have any questions concerning pick-ups, to inform the seller that they wish to pick up their purchase and for the pick-up details (full adress, date, time...).

- Sellers can link (but not always) the pick-up options with the payment option Cash-On-Pickup or other. This means that a pick-up option can, but doesn't necessary mean that the buyer may pay on pick-up (example: if upfront payment, direct payment or payment in advance required...).

The personal categories and custom categories features in stores for selling have been updated on Bids-Plus.com

Sellers who own online stores on our website can now use any, choose default, or create unlimited custom categories to use and show in their personal online store. These new features are extended not only to the main categories, but also to all possible sub-categories on multiple levels.

• Sellers can use all or selected default categories/sub-categories in store.

• Sellers can use all or selected default categories/sub-categories with selected custom categories/sub-categories in store.

• Sellers can choose which created custom categories/sub-categories to use and show in the store with custom or default alphabetical order.

• Created and selected custom categories/sub-categories show and remain in the language created so no translation is necessary.

Sellers can create and activate their personal stores on the Extras » My Store » Store Settingspage, and manage their custom categories on the Extras » My Store » Custom Categories, both in the member's account section.